Convertible table and ironing board



May 22, 1951 T. D. NESTOR CONVERTIBLE TABLE AND IRONING BOARD 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 27. 1949 INVENTOR.

R m i s R 6 0 m 5 N M 0 A M. MW r Patented May 22, 1951 UNITED STATESATENT' OFFICE CONVERTIBLE TABLE AND IRON ING BOARD Theodora DorisNestor, Detroit, Mich.

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined table and ironin board and has forone of its objects to provide a simply constructed device of thischaracter which, while it may be manufactured at comparatively low cost,will be highly efficient and most desirable for use by tenants ofapartments or small homes where space for household equipment isdefinitely minimized.

Another object of this invention is to provide a board of sectionalizedunits hingedlyend connected, one to the other, so as to enable therespective sections thereof to be swung one to overlie the intermediatesection and the other to be swung to a position to underlie thatsection. Thus, when the end sections are so positioned the overlyingsection readily adapts itself for table purposes, and when that sectionis pivoted on its hinges (through an arc of approximately 270 degrees)to vertically hang thereby, the intermediate or ironing board section isexposed to View at which time the underlying or ironing board extensionsection can be swung to the same horziontal plane as the intermediatesection to therewith provide an ironing board surface of suitablelength.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple sliding devicewhich is adapted to assure aforesaid underlying section in itsunderlying or inoperative position.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a two-legged metalsupport, the upper and lower portions of which are bent or turned toform two spacedly superimposed horizontal sup ports, the upper to beattached to and to support my 'sectionalized board aforesaid and thelower thereof toserve as a floor rest.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent asthe description proceeds, taken in connection with theacccmpanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my deviceset up for use as an ironingboard.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my device set up for use as a table.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional bottom plan view taken between the line33 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig.1.

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4,and

Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 1-! of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings for illustrating the invention, the referencecharacter H1 indicates a rod or tube which is bent to form a supportingframe consisting of the two vertically spaced apart uprights or legs IIand 52 with the lower portions l3 and M thereof turned at right anglesthereto to form a substantially H-shaped floor rest indicated generallyby the numeral I5, and the upper ends thereof similarly turned to formthe supports I6 and I! to spacedlyoverlie the rest [5. The aforesaidsupports, through legs II and I2, cooperate one with the other toprovide a support for my sectionalized board hereinafter to be morefully described.

To add rigidity to the frame Hi, I provide a pair of struts l8 and I9,respectively engaged at their upper ends by the screws or bolts 20, tothe supports it and ll, and at their lower endsby bolts 2| to theportions l3 and M. I similarly respectively engage the aforesaid struts,intermediate their ends, to the legs I l and I2 by means of .bolts 22and 22': and, also where the portions l3 and M converge and meet to formthe cross bar of the aforesaid H rest, I secure such portions togetherby the bolts 23. I

The main section 24 of my ironing board is positioned between the uppersupporting arms It and IT, to which members the said section is securedby suitably spaced screws 25. Bein thus maintained, with the supportinglegs I !-l2 therefor located at one end of the board an operator inusing the board is not hampered by any leg interference at the oppositeend of the board, particularly when ironing womens dresses-whichobviously can be more efficiently ironed when they are slipped over theboard so as to present but one thickness of the dress for ironing.

An ironing board extension section 26 is secured to one end of the mainsection by means of hinges 2'! which permit said extension to be swungfrom the underlying position shown in Fig. 4 to the horizontallyextended position displayed in Fig. 1. To retain section 26 in thatextended position I employ the wide metal slide 28 which is adapted tobe reciprocated in the recess 29 provided in the under side of section24. A depending knob 30, suitably secured to the slide, enables one toproject the latter member a sufficient distance beyond the hinged edgeof said section to partially underlie each of the sections 2 5 and 26.The aforesaid member 28 is slidably retained in the recess 28 by theupper surface of plate 3| which is secured by screws 32 to the underside of section 24. A longitudinal slot 33 is provided in the plate 3|to enable the stem of knob 30 to be reciprocated therethrough.

Secured, by means of screws not shown, to the f under side of theaforementioned table section are a pair of oppositely disposed supports36 and 31 which are of angular cross section, the vertical andhorizontal walls of each of which are respectively adapted, whenever thetable section is placed in the reclining position shown in Fig. 2, toabut the outer and top sides of the frame supporting'arms i5 and I1.Strips of rubber 38 may be suitably attached to the horizontal outersurfaces of supports 3:3 and 3'1 for contact with the aforesaid arms toth ereby give a cushioning effect to the table top'when it is loweredthereon.

A pair of longitudinally disposed spaced-apart rails 39 and 33 (Figs. 3and 6) are suitably securedto the under side of main section 24,adjacent the table top section, which rails form a trackway for slidingengagement thereon of the substantially rectangularly shaped wire frame4%. On the forward portion of the latter I secure the metal plate 4! bylooping its edges 42, 42' and 42" to ciampingly respectively embrace thelead ing end and each of the forward portions of the laterally disposedarms of the frame 45, thereby nesting the plate in the forward end ofsaid frame to serve, when in projected position, as a rest for anironing device, not shown. The rear or trailing end of frame 4 is bentdownwardly to form the substantially U-shaped ledge or rest 43. Thislatter adjunct is adapted, when ever the frame 49 is retracted on theaforesaid rails, to be slid underneath a portion of the floorfacingsurface of the ironing board extension 2'5 (see Figs. 3 and 4), wheneverthe latter member is swung to its position of non-use beneath mainsection 24, to thereby support and hold said extension in such position.

The stop block 44 is suitably secured to the under side of rails 38 and39', intermediate their ends, and is adapted to safeguard thelongitudinal displacement of the slide 43 from said rails whenever theslide is projected to enable the plate 4! carried thereby to serve as aniron rest. When this forward movement of the slide is effected theleading side of the depending rest 43 thereof strikes the inner face ofthe stop 44, thereby arresting any further forward travel of the slide.

It will be obvious from the above that I have provided a simple,efficient and compact structure that will at all times occupy a minimumof space and which can be adjustably assembled and disassembled into anironing board or table with a minimum of effort. In Fig. l, I have shownthe structure set up for ironing board purposes. Here the operator haslifted and clockwise swung the table top 34, on its hinges 35, from ahorizontal position overlying section 24 to the vertical hangingposition displayed. Frame 48, bearing iron rest 4!, has been manuallyslid to the forward position shown, at which time ledge 43 released itshold on extension 26, thereby initiating partial clockwise movement ofthe latter member and enabling the operator to manually continue thatmovement to its fully extended horizontal position. At this time theoperator,

grasping knob 30 slides plate 28 forward a sulficient distance to enablethe latter member to bear against the undersurface of the aforesaidextension and thereby effectively rigidly support it in its extendedposition.

Upon termination of the use of the device as an ironing board and tableuse thereof is desired, slide 28 is retracted to release its support forextension 26, enabling the latter to be swung to the underlying positionshown in Fig. 4. Likewise frame 43, carrying the iron rest 4!, is pushedback to retracted position, at which time ledge 43 reengages theextension 25, as aforesaid, and finally the table top 34 is swunganti-clockwise to resume the overlying horizontal position, previouslyexplained, and as indicated by Figs. 2 and 4.

Although I have shown and particularly described the preferredembodiment of this invention, I do not wish to be limited to the exactconstruction shown, as various changes in the form and relation of theparts thereof may readily be made without departing from the spirit ofthis invention, as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A combination table and ironing board comprising: a two-leggedsupport having integrally formed therewith a base and a pair of spacedapart arms spacedly superimposed above said base, an ironing boardsecured to and intermediate the arms of said support, an extensionhingedly secured to one end of the board adapted to be swung tounderlying and projected positions relative to the board, a table tophingedly secured to the opposite end of the board adapted to be swung tooverlying and suspended positions relative to the board, guides securedto the undersurface of said board adjacent each of said ends, and slidesmounted in said guides to move outwardly and inwardly from said ends,one of said slides when projected being adapted to engage 'and supportsaid extension in its projected position, and the other thereof whenprojected being adapted to support an iron and when retracted to engageand hold said extension in its underlying position.

2. A combination table and ironing board comprising a two-legged supporthaving integrally formed therewith a base and a pair of spaced apartarms spacedly superimposed above said base, an ironing board secured toand intermediate the arms of said support, a table top hingedly securedto one end of the board adapted to be swung to overlying contactingposition with said arms, an extension hingedly secured to the oppositeend of the board adapted to be swung to underlying and projectedpositions relative to said board, guideways longitudinally disposed onthe under side of said board adjacent each end thereof, a slide movablymounted in one of said guideways adapted to be projected beneath saidextension to brace the latter, and means slidably mounted in the otherguideway adapted when projected to support an iron and when retracted toengage and sustain the extension in its underlying position.

3. In a combined table and ironing board the combination with a onepiece tubular support, having an H shaped base and two upwardlyextending legs turned inwardly to spacedly overlie the base, of anelongated ironing board seated intermediate said inwardly turnedportions of the legs, means securing the latter flush with the uppersurface of the board, an extension hingedly secured to one end of theboard adapted to be swung underneath the latter, a, table top hingedly vREFERENCES CITED secured to the opposite end of the board adaptfgd Thefollowing references are of record in the to be swung to repose uponsaid inturned l$8S',-'

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trackway secured to the under side of the board:

adjacent one end thereof; and a frame, having 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS a.pair of oppositely disposed rests, slidably N b r Na Date mounted in thetrackway adapted Whenfpm-jj 1,266,993 Romans May 21, 1918 jected beyondthe end of the board to support 1,551,896 Mandel Sept. 1, 1925 an ironand when retracted to engage and hold 1,842,493 Soete Jan. 26, 1932 theextension in its underlying position. 10 1,926,411 Springer Sept. 12,1933 THEODORA OR S O 1,976,031 Lowenberg Oct. 9, 1934

